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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1970
Page
11
A Houston wife recounts the loss of her husband in a one car crash near Buffalo on March 28. She describes the wreck and her years of grief as Easter and family milestones pass, with a son left asking for his father and no highway patrol help seen.
A four alarm blaze at the Houston Post printing facilities killed 60 year old part time worker Joe Knipple and injured another. The fire severely damaged power lines feeding the presses while presses suffered only minor damage. Pages for Sunday's edition were printed in Beaumont and trucked back to Houston.
Fifteen blocks of Fifth Avenue were closed to motor traffic for the second weekend, drawing thousands to stroll and shop. Mayor Lindsey toured the area dining at Schraff’s and buying three ties for $50.35, then kept one and gave the rest to aides. Air pollution and noise dropped with the carless street. Merchants reported sales up 15 percent from the previous Saturday.
Hubert de Givenchy declared the short look finished and predicted women will adopt long skirts. He cited fashion pressure and desire to look alike and refined, dismissing legwear concerns as many women lack attractive knees.
In Mathis Texas nearly 1000 Latin Americans attended the funeral for Dr. Fred E. Logan Jr. the 31 year old osteopath killed after a struggle with a deputy sheriff Logan was a liberal militant who treated the poor often for free his death sparked accusations of racial bias and led to a street named in his honor Dr Logan Avenue and renewed calls about tension between Latino residents and Anglo authorities.
Dr Barbara Weir of the London Zoological Society sails to Buenos Aires with nets and traps to capture about 200 tuco tuco rats in the pampas. The tiny, walrus-mustached rodents develop diabetes in captivity, a trait studied to illuminate human diabetes.
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